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Stray Cat Lee Rocker
Interview: The Stray Cat Lee RockerBy Middagh Goodwin Lee Rocker is celebrating 40 years of music with his band the Stray Cats with a new album 40 which just came out and a world tour scheduled. Before he embarks on this momentous occasion, he will be bringing his band to the Gallo Center on June 8th right […]
Graffiti Summer 2019 Preview
Graffiti Summer is Coming By Chris Murphy Just in case you didn’t know, Modesto USA is the Home of American Graffiti and the Home of George Lucas. Everyone who calls Modesto home should be proud of this. Even if you don’t want a ’57 Chevy or wish you had hair like Elvis, it is something […]
LegendsView – Calling our Legends
Call out for Legends ! Modesto USA is the home of American Graffiti and the streets of 10th and 11th were the home of the stories captured in George Lucas’ legendary film American Graffiti. The Modesto Cruise Route tells the stories of the people and places that inspired the film and the Legends of the […]
Hall Of Fame View – Gene Winfield
Hall of Fame View – Gene Winfield By Chris Murphy Modesto legend Gene Winfield, class of 1945 is being inducted into the Modesto High Hall Of Fame. There is an amazing roster of people that have graduated from Modesto High and now the celebrated car customizer will be added to the Hall of Fame along […]
Local Racer Wins 2018 NASA Championship
Local Racer Wins 2018 NASA National Championship Modesto’s James Devenport drives to victory in Super Unlimited class Austin, Texas, September 21, 2018 — James Devenport of Modesto, Calif., won the Super Unlimited class championship last weekend at the 2018 National Auto Sport Association National Championships presented by Toyo Tires. More than 450 amateur and professional drivers […]
Graffiti-Con Review in Prose
Graffiti-Con Review By Dave Storm Well hello loyal readers of “MView” It is I Dave Storm, staying IN-TUNE. IN-TUNE with our readers In tune with our town. In tune with tomorrow Everywhere, all around. Let’s start up our engines And stomp on the gas. And color our worlds, With Comic-Art flash. Steering our way, through aisles of […]
Positive Living In Modesto
Greetings Friends! There is so much more to ModestoView than just our ModestoView.com and the ModestoView magazine. Not only do we promote all of the positive issues, events and people in the 209, we also create many of the events that make this a place we call home. We hope you will take time to […]
BigView – Red Hot Summer Fun!
The BigView By Chris Murphy Red Hot Summer Fun is the plan for July. There are so many things to do and July is buzzing with fairs, music, festivals, tomatoes, cocktails, and so much more. You really need to plan things out this month as July will be done before you know it and we […]
AllAmericanView – Don Monaco
Modesto All American – Don Monaco Don Monaco is one of the fastest men in Modesto. Don Monaco has been racing fast all of his life. Don’s first car was a Model T that be bought when was 12 for $ 7. Son of a peach farmer, Don was a self starter all of his […]
WalkofFameView
Walk of Fame View By Chris Murphy Modesto USA is famous around the world as the Home of American Graffiti and the Home of George Lucas. We celebrate this history during Graffiti Summer and all year long. The Modesto Historic Cruise route is where it all happened. This is a 25 marker walking tour on […]
MAMAView: Graffiti Summer
MAMAView: Graffiti Summer By Middagh Goodwin We are in the midst of Graffiti Summer, and that means that MAMA season is just around the corner. You might not know that the Modesto Area Music Association is a 501c-3 non-profit, that over the last few years we have been actively booking or helping others to book […]
Graffiti Summer Schedule
2018 Graffiti Summer Where were you in ’62? There is so much to experience in Modesto USA when we celebrate the years made famous by American Graffiti. There are so many experiences unique to Modesto, like the A&W Friday Elvis Karaoke, the American Graffiti Festival Car Show and Cruise Parade, the Legends of the Cruise […]
Legends of the Cruise 2018 – Ecurie Awol Car Club
Legends of the Cruise 2018 Walk of Fame By Chris Murphy People need to know our fantastic story. In 2012, we created and established the Modesto Legends of the Cruise Walk of Fame. This was important in many ways. First, when talking to George Lucas, he refers to himself as a storyteller. With that in […]
The Big View – Where Were You in ’62?
The BigView – Where were you in ’62? By Chris Murphy Cars, Dating, Cruising and Music. This was living. For Modesto USA, this is one of the most fun parts of our history. No video games, limited TV, a single radio station and a desire to hang out and downtown Modesto was the place to […]
Legends of the Cruise 2018 – Allen Grant
Allen Grant By Chris Murphy Downey High School 1958 There are some people that are larger than life. Modesto’s connection to the movie American Graffiti has certainly made that case. One of the cool things is that the characters that were created in the film could be so many people in our community and those […]
